SafePack, a custom mobile safety app, was developed by AppArmor for the University of Nevada, Reno in August 2015 to provide instant access to campus safety resources, raise awareness of those resources, as well as improve emergency responses during a crisis.

After demonstrating the app to the Nevada Board of Regents and campus leaders, discussions took place which led to the app being expanded to meet the needs of other institutions within the Nevada System of Higher Education, including:

1. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2. The Desert Research Institute
3. College of Southern Nevada
4. Truckee Meadows Community College
5. Great Basin College
6. Western Nevada College
7. Nevada State College

"We're thrilled to be working with the Nevada System of Higher Education," said David Sinkinson, Co-Founder of AppArmor. "We look forward to bringing our custom mobile safety application platform to the students, faculty and staff of all the participating institutions."

The University of Nevada, Reno has already launched Safe Pack and it is available for free in the AppStore and Google Play. At this time, AppArmor has begun working with the other NSHE institutions to deploy their custom safety applications.

AppArmor allows safety apps to be customized to provide users with immediate access to many features. UNR’s Safe Pack app includes:

  • Campus Police resources and services, including emergency contacts
  • Safe Ride resources, with cab and ASUN campus safety escort request capability
  • UNRPD Mobile BlueLight, where users can contact and send their location to UNRPD
  • Unlimited mass notifications for the UNRPD to contact all app users
  • Crime reporting capability where users can send information directly to UNRPD
  • Interactive campus mapping including campus, shuttle and parking maps
  • Offline ready emergency plans to improve access to emergency guidelines
  • Student support resources including mental health and disability contacts

To learn more about AppArmor's services, go to http://www.apparmor.com/ or find the company on Twitter @AppArmorMobile.

About AppArmor Mobile

A division of CutCom Software, AppArmor develops custom mobile safety applications and emergency notification systems for universities, colleges, and private institutions in the US, Canada and Australia. As the industry standard in custom mobile safety, AppArmor is helping to protect hundreds of thousands of users across the globe.